It's in you

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Man can only define you as far as he has been defined. Many are confused between what they do and and who they really are.
The fact is your actual capacity may be beyond what you do even though there is a strong connection between what you do and your functional self.
Your output is much more lesser than your functional self.

Nothing acts as a propeller for outstanding success than knowledge and assurance (not Davido's) of your functional self.
It is not plausible for a person not to know his functional self.

Acceptance of your imperfection requires courage, strength and sincerity.
By virtue of being who you are, you are the sole determinant of your success rate in life. You are in the right position to determine what accolades you're given because your present situation should not determine the things that are yet to come. Your being a product of a particular environment does not warrant limitations by the nature of such environment.
Do not settle for mediocre, strive for better.
You require consistent personal evaluation to ensure the right channeling of your capacity to enhance your functionality.

Personal under-utilization of your capacity is as a result of inadequate knowledge about yourself. When you fully understand your personality, your ability and your strength, you would be able to adequately fulfil your potentials, far beyond what you even think you can achieve.

Dig deep, locate your inner macho man, tap into the strenght contained therein and manifest your capability.
Your attitude determines the state of the world you live in. Your attitude controls your life. But, guess what? You control your attitude.
Hence, it is of gargantuan importance to establish positivity as an attitude in a bid to engage your functionality and spur your operational self to ensure success.

"In other words, positive thinking is the process of creating thoughts that create and transform energy into reality. ... A person that faces life with a positive attitude will always be more successful in life both professionally and personally, than a person that can not take control of his thoughts."
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"The greatest tragedy in life is to be functionally defined to negativity."

Having a negative attitude is as a result of thinking negative thoughts over and over again until they are entrenched in a person's subconcious and as such manifested in the personality of the individual.

Your functional self should inspire the operational self of others. Don't live as it comes, do not just be content with whatever life throws at you, have a drive, have a goal, strive to achieve, if you fail, rise again and try again, harder again. Only dead fish go with the flow, write your own story.

Make sure your story is one filled with strength, make sure is one of someone who refused to settle. Make sure when it is told, it will encourage another to engage his functionality.

Are you engaging your functionality in a bid to achieve your goals or are you still aiming?